Abstract Most pediatric asthma is easily treated with low-dose inhaled corticosteroids, occasionally combined with a long-acting bronchodilator, provided the medications are administered regularly and correctly. If the child does not…

Abstract Improvements in the intensive care and monitoring of patients with serious illnesses led to a greater appreciation of the significance of fluid movement into the lung as a complication…

Abstract Drowning is defined as a process resulting in primary respiratory impairment from submersion/immersion in a liquid medium. Worldwide, drowning is the 11th most frequent cause of death in the…

Abstract Wheeze in preschool children (5 years of age and younger) is common. The majority of severe episodes are triggered by viral colds. Unlike atopic asthma in adults and young…

Abstract Bronchiectasis, chronic suppurative lung disease, and protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) are increasingly recognized conditions. Bronchiectasis is now again increasingly diagnosed, and its renewed interest has resulted in further in-depth…

Abstract A significant number of children admitted to pediatric intensive care units across the United States receive invasive mechanical ventilation. While respiratory disease in children is a major indication for…

Abstract Lung injury from hydrocarbon aspiration continues to account for a significant proportion of accidental poisonings in children. Severe pneumonitis can occur. Treatment remains largely supportive, and some suggest that…

Abstract Mechanical ventilation is central to critical care and came into routine practice after the polio outbreaks in the mid-20th century. A contemporary mechanical ventilator is a device made to…

Abstract Pulmonary hypertension in children is a disease with very high morbidity and mortality if left untreated. There has been increasing recognition of the need to appropriately classify and categorize…

Abstract Though less common in the developed world, parasitic infections, particularly those involving the lung, remain prevalent in resource poor countries. Current seroprevalence data place toxocariasis among the most common…